Josef Albers Quotes on pain

Instead of art I have taught philosophy. Though technique for me is a big word, I never have taught how to paint. All my doing was to make people to see... view

By: Josef Albers

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And I started with this: I have not painted at all my childhood. In fact, I never painted. But I helped my father who was a house painter and decorative painter. He made stage sets, he made glass paintings, he made everything... view

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It was my family that wanted me to be a teacher. That was safe, you see. To be a painter was terrible... view

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My father's parents were carpenters. They were also builders partly. They were painters. And several of them were very, active in the theatre and all such nonsense, you know... view

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Simultaneous contrast is not just a curious optical phenomenon - it is the very heart of painting... view

By: Josef Albers

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